Share global forest in Italy
Italy: Share global forest was 0.2276 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2276
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
56th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.2276
in 2025
All-time low
0.1747
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Italy, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Italy is 0.2276, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Italy peaked at 0.2276 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1747, in 1990.
That places Italy 56th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1747 | — |
| 1991 | 0.177 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1792 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1815 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1837 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.186 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1883 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1906 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1929 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1952 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1975 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1993 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.201 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2027 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2045 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2062 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2079 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2097 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2114 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2132 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2149 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2145 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2141 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2138 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2134 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.213 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2153 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2177 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.22 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2224 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2247 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2253 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2258 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2264 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.227 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2276 | +0.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.2276 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 21.6× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.2276 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 4.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1849 | 0.1747 | 0.1952 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2053 | 0.1975 | 0.2132 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2159 | 0.213 | 0.2224 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2261 | 0.2247 | 0.2276 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.5525 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0553 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 11.08 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Italy?
- Share global forest in Italy was 0.2276 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2276 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1747 in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for share global forest?
- Italy ranks 56th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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